‘Being a female voice in a room is very important’
MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergeen reporter
August 10, 2018
Filed under Administration, ASWSU, Features, Local, News, Showcase, WSU Pullman campus
Savannah Rogers hopes to utilize her position as ASWSU President this year to bring both a woman’s perspective and a safety-based, holistic approach to the student body. Rogers, elected in spring 2018, ran a campaign focused on safety and empowerment. She said she defines safety as something...
Local teachers rally before meeting for salary increase
MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen reporter
August 9, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community, Top-feature
Yesterday teachers and their supporters gathered outside the entrance of Pullman High School to rally in support of raising teacher salaries in the Pullman School District. The group listened to speeches and shouted chants before filing into the auditorium, where the school board held a meeting. The...
City Council discusses adding solar panels to City Hall
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 8, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Politics, Pullman Community, Showcase
Pullman’s City Council discussed the possibility of using solar panels at the new City Hall which will be built in the coming years at a meeting Tuesday. Councilmembers listened to a presentation from Scott Lewis, Pullman’s account manager with Apollo Solutions Group, the company the council is...
Whitman County Primary Elections results
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 7, 2018
Filed under Local, Local elections, News, Politics, Pullman Community
Primary Elections ended Tuesday at 8 p.m. across the state as citizens choose which two candidates they want to see move on to November's General Elections for a multitude of races. The first set of ballots have been counted, and the results are as follows. This page will be updated as more ballots are...
Opal Street to close for second day Tuesday
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 6, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community, WSU Pullman campus
The City of Pullman will close Opal Street from Campus to Oak Street from approximately 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow to make pavement repairs. There will be detour routes set up, but the City asks people to plan ahead and use alternate routes if possible, according to a tweet. Opal Street was also closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p....
Excessive heat warning in effect starting Wednesday
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 6, 2018
Filed under Local, Moscow Community, News, Pullman Community, Safety, WSU Pullman campus, WSU Spokane
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued an excessive heat watch for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho which starts Wednesday and ends Friday evening. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s and peak around 110 in some areas, according to the warning. Overnight lows will dip...
High Street to close Friday
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 2, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community
High Street on Pullman's Pioneer Hill will closed all day Friday as crews work to repair sidewalks bordering the road. The closure will shut down High Street from Paradise to Jackson Street, according to a City of Pullman news release. The work is one of many construction projects that have taken...
Clinton, Nelson face off for treasurer in front of voters
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 1, 2018
Filed under Local, Local elections, News, Politics, Pullman Community
Republican incumbent Mark Clinton and Democratic challenger Christina Nelson answered questions at a forum held by the League of Women Voters of Pullman at the Whitman County Library in Colfax on July 17. The pair will move on to the general election in November as the only two candidates in the fiel...
Fejeran, Jamison attempt to sway voters in battle for auditor
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
August 1, 2018
Filed under Local, Local elections, News, Politics, Pullman Community
Democrat Eric Fejeran and Republican Sandy Jamison answered questions from voters during a forum held by the League of Women Voters of Pullman at the Whitman County Library in Colfax on July 17. Both candidates will go through to the general election in November as the only two candidates in the fiel...
County commissioner candidates answer questions
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
July 30, 2018
Filed under Local, Local elections, News, Politics, Pullman Community
The pair of candidates for Whitman County Commissioner District 3 answered questions from constituents at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Pullman at the Whitman County Library on July 17. Incumbent Republican Michael Largent and Democratic challenger John-Mark Mahnkey will move ...
Westwood Drive to close Tuesday, Wednesday
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
July 30, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community
Westwood Drive, located on College Hill, will close Tuesday and Wednesday as crews work to repair asphalt. No through traffic will be allowed from Merman to Northwood Drive during the hot asphalt patching work, according to a City of Pullman news release. The construction is one of various projects...
Closure on State Route 26 may affect move-in traffic
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
July 29, 2018
Filed under Football, Local, Safety, Sports, Top-feature, WSU Pullman campus
A bridge in Adams County will go under construction in the middle of August, requiring a 32-mile detour along State Route 26, a highway many WSU students from Western Washington take as they move back to Pullman for the school year. The project will repair a concrete girder bridge in the southern...
National ban of hard alcohol in fraternities won’t reduce incidents
September 20, 2018
Letter from the Mint editor: My survival instincts benefited from killer dolls
September 20, 2018
Men’s golf places 11th in Ram Masters Invitational
September 20, 2018
Pipe dreams: Impacts of local pot businesses in Pullman
September 20, 2018
SoCal games are a homecoming for most Cougar players
September 20, 2018